2006 · drama · history · sports
Invincible
Directed by Ericson Core1h 45m2006
Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his dream come true. When the coach of Papale's beloved hometown football team hosted an unprecedented open tryout, the public consensus was that it was a waste of time – no one good enough to play professional football was going to be found this way.
Our read: Invincible (2006) reads as a neutral, steady, inventive drama · history · sports entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, steady, measured drama / history, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- inventive
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